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Welcome to the world of Pokémon! This article is all about the amazing creatures from the fifth generation, also known as Generation V. These 156 unique Pokémon first appeared in the 2010 Nintendo DS video games, Pokémon Black and White. Some of these cool Pokémon even showed up in the animated TV shows before the games came out!

This generation introduced the most new Pokémon ever! They are listed here by their National Pokédex number. The very first Pokémon in this group is Victini (#494), and the last one is Genesect (#649). You'll learn about their types, how they evolve, and some fun facts about each one.

Meet the Pokémon of Generation V

List of Pokémon species introduced in Generation V (2010)
Name Type(s) Evolves from Evolves into Notes
Victini
Bikutini (ビクティニ)
(0494)
  Psychic / Fire No evolution Victini is a small, rabbit-like Pokémon with V-shaped ears. It brings victory to its Trainer. It makes endless energy and can share it by touch. Victini can also become invisible!
Snivy
Tsutāja (ツタージャ)
(0495)
  Grass N/A Servine (#496) Snivy is a bit shy and likes to be alone. It uses the leaves on its tail to get energy from the sun. If its leaves droop, it's losing power!
Servine
Janobī (ジャノビー)
(0496)
  Grass Snivy (#495) Serperior (#497) Servine moves super fast, sliding along the ground. Its quick moves confuse enemies, then it attacks with a vine whip!
Serperior
Jarōda (ジャローダ)
(0497)
  Grass Servine (#496) N/A Serperior can stop opponents just by staring at them. It takes in solar energy to power itself up. It looks like a snake combined with a noble person.
Tepig
Pokabu (ポカブ)
(0498)
  Fire N/A Pignite (#499) This orange and black pig-like Pokémon breathes fire from its nose. If it gets a cold, the fire turns into black smoke!
Pignite
Chaobū (チャオブー)
(0499)
  Fire / Fighting Tepig (#499) Emboar (#500) When Pignite's inner fire burns brightly, it moves faster and sharper. If it's in trouble, it lets out smoke to escape.
Emboar
Enbuō (エンブオー)
(0500)
  Fire / Fighting Pignite (#499) N/A Emboar's fiery beard shows it's ready to fight. It's good at many different moves. Emboar's design is inspired by Chinese culture.
Oshawott
Mijumaru (ミジュマル)
(0501)
  Water N/A Dewott (#502) Oshawott is a sea otter Pokémon. It has a shell on its belly called a "scalchop." It can take off its scalchop and use it like a sharp blade!
Dewott
Futachimaru (フタチマル)
(0502)
  Water Oshawott (#501) Samurott (#503) Dewott is light blue with white whiskers. It has two scalchops around its waist that it uses as weapons. With lots of training, Dewott can use both shells like a skilled sword fighter.
Samurott
Daikenki (ダイケンキ)
(0503)
  Water Dewott (#502) N/A Samurott is a sea lion-like Pokémon. Its front leg armor can turn into a giant sword. One swing can knock out an opponent. Its glare can quiet anyone, and its cry scares most enemies.
Patrat
Minezumi (ミネズミ)
(0504)
  Normal N/A Watchog (#505) Patrat live in groups. When the group sleeps, one Patrat stays awake to watch. But they never see enemies coming from behind!
Watchog
Miruhoggu (ミルホッグ)
(0505)
  Normal Patrat (#504) N/A When Watchog spots an enemy, its tail stands up straight. It spits seeds from its cheek pouches. It can make its eyes and body glow using special light.
Lillipup
Yōterī (ヨーテリー)
(0506)
  Normal N/A Herdier (#507) Lillipup is a good first Pokémon because it listens well and is easy to train. It looks like a Yorkshire Terrier.
Herdier
Hāderia (ハーデリア)
(0507)
  Normal Lillipup (#506) Stoutland (#508) Herdier is super loyal to its trainer. It has helped trainers raise other Pokémon for a long time. It's very smart and friendly.
Stoutland
Mūrando (ムーランド)
(0508)
  Normal Herdier (#507) N/A Stoutland's fur is so warm, it can keep someone safe in a blizzard. It would never hurt a human. They are used as rescue Pokémon in mountains.
Purrloin
Choroneko (チョロネコ)
(0509)
  Dark N/A Liepard (#510) Purrloin tries to steal shiny things. People often find it so cute that they don't mind! Even though it looks like it walks on four legs, it actually walks on two.
Liepard
Reparudasu (レパルダス)
(0510)
  Dark Purrloin (#509) N/A Liepard is known as the "Cruel Pokémon." It's very beautiful and attacks enemies by surprise, before they can even react. Its name combines "lie" and "leopard."
Pansage
Yanappu (ヤナップ)
(0511)
  Grass N/A Simisage (#512) Eating Pansage's leaves helps reduce stress. It shares its leaves with tired Pokémon. Pansage is like one of the Three Wise Monkeys, representing "speak no evil."
Simisage
Yanakkī (ヤナッキー)
(0512)
  Grass Pansage (#511) N/A Simisage attacks with its thorny tail. It has a short temper and gets angry very quickly.
Pansear
Baoppu (バオップ)
(0513)
  Fire N/A Simisear (#514) Pansear lives in volcanic caves and roasts berries before eating them. It's like one of the Three Wise Monkeys, representing "hear no evil."
Simisear
Baokkī (バオッキー)
(0514)
  Fire Pansear (#513) N/A Simisear is friendly and gets excited easily. When it's excited, embers fly from its body. In a 2016 poll, Simisear was ranked the least popular Pokémon.
Panpour
Hiyappu (ヒヤップ)
(0515)
  Water N/A Simipour (#516) Panpour's water is full of good nutrients. Any plant that gets its water will grow very big. It's like one of the Three Wise Monkeys, representing "see no evil."
Simipour
Hiyakkī (ヒヤッキー)
(0516)
  Water Panpour (#515) N/A Simipour is a calm and friendly Pokémon. It often waters flowers. But it can also shoot pressurized water from its tail to break a concrete wall!
Munna
Munna (ムンナ)
(0517)
  Psychic N/A Musharna (#518) Munna eats dreams and then lets out mist. The mist's color shows if the dream was good or a nightmare.
Musharna
Mushāna (ムシャーナ)
(0518)
  Psychic Munna (#517) N/A The mist Musharna makes can form shapes from dreams it recently ate. It gets angry if woken up. Both Munna and Musharna are based on dream-eating tapirs from Japanese stories.
Pidove
Mamepato (マメパト)
(0519)
  Normal / Flying N/A Tranquill (#520) Pidove live in cities and are used to people. They are very forgetful. They look like turtle doves and have a heart shape where their beak meets their head.
Tranquill
Hatōbō (ハトーボー)
(0520)
  Normal / Flying Pidove (#519) Unfezant (#521) Tranquill always knows where its nest is, so it never gets lost from its trainer.
Unfezant
Kenhorō (ケンホロウ)
(0521)
  Normal / Flying Tranquill (#520) N/A Unfezant are very smart and proud. Male Unfezant have fancy feathers that form a heart shape on their head. Females are better at flying.
Blitzle
Shimama (シママ)
(0522)
  Electric N/A Zebstrika (#523) Blitzle makes flashes of light to talk to other Blitzle using patterns. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity.
Zebstrika
Zeburaika (ゼブライカ)
(0523)
  Electric Blitzle (#522) N/A Zebstrika can be quite grumpy. When they're angry, lightning shoots out of their mane in all directions. When Zebstrika run fast, it sounds like thunder.
Roggenrola
Dangoro (ダンゴロ)
(0524)
  Rock N/A Boldore (#525) Roggenrola is a pebble-like Pokémon with one yellow eye. The orange part on its head is actually its ear. It follows sounds, but if the sounds stop, it gets scared and falls over.
Boldore
Gantoru (ガントル)
(0525)
  Rock Roggenrola (#524) Gigalith (#526) Boldore moves without turning its body. Its crystals glow when it's about to shoot an energy beam.
Gigalith
Gigaiasu (ギガイアス)
(0526)
  Rock Boldore (#525) N/A Gigalith can soak up solar energy and shoot beams strong enough to blow away dump trucks. Construction workers really like them.
Woobat
Koromori (コロモリ)
(0527)
  Psychic / Flying N/A Swoobat (#528) Woobat hangs on cave walls with its nose, leaving heart-shaped marks. Seeing one on your body is a sign of good luck!
Swoobat
Kokoromori (ココロモリ)
(0528)
  Psychic / Flying Woobat (#527) N/A Swoobat's ultrasonic waves can break concrete. The waves made by male Swoobat during mating season bring happiness to those who hear them.
Drilbur
Moguryū (モグリュー)
(0529)
  Ground N/A Excadrill (#530) Drilbur can spin its body 360 degrees to dig easily through the ground. Farmers don't like it much because its digging harms their crops.
Excadrill
Doryūzu (ドリュウズ)
(0530)
  Ground / Steel Drilbur (#529) N/A Excadrill is known as "The Drill King." It builds nests over 300 feet underground. It can tunnel through the earth at over 90 mph!
Audino
Tabunne (タブンネ)
(0531)
  Normal N/A Mega Evolution Audino is a pink, rabbit-like Pokémon that often works in Pokémon Centers. It's the only Generation V Pokémon that can Mega Evolve.
Timburr
Dokkorā (ドッコラー)
(0532)
  Fighting N/A Gurdurr (#533) Timburr fights by swinging a piece of wood. You know it's ready to evolve when it can handle the wood's weight easily. They love helping at building sites.
Gurdurr
Dotekkotsu (ドテッコツ)
(0533)
  Fighting Timburr (#532) Conkeldurr (#534) A group of wrestlers couldn't even make Gurdurr's steel beam budge an inch. It can knock down buildings with its beam.
Conkeldurr
Rōbushin (ローブシン)
(0534)
  Fighting Gurdurr (#533) N/A Conkeldurr is said to have taught humans how to make concrete. It uses the spinning force of its concrete pillars very well in battle.
Tympole
Otamaro (オタマロ)
(0535)
  Water N/A Palpitoad (#536) Tympole communicate by vibrating their cheeks. People and other Pokémon can't hear their cries.
Palpitoad
Gamagaru (ガマガル)
(0536)
  Water / Ground Tympole (#535) Seismitoad (#537) When Palpitoad vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like shakes on land. Their cries sound very nice.
Seismitoad
Gamageroge (ガマゲロゲ)
(0537)
  Water / Ground Palpitoad (#536) N/A Seismitoad's vibrating bumps are great for massages, making it popular with older people. It can break boulders with one punch.
Throh
Nageki (ナゲキ)
(0538)
  Fighting No evolution Throh feels a strong need to throw bigger opponents. Wild Throh use vines as belts, which makes them stronger when tightened. It's based on the fighting style Judo.
Sawk
Dageki (ダゲキ)
(0539)
  Fighting No evolution Sawk train all the time to have the strongest karate chop. They get very angry if disturbed. Like Throh, it's based on a fighting style, Karate.
Sewaddle
Kurumiru (クルミル)
(0540)
  Bug / Grass N/A Swadloon (#541) Sewaddle makes its own clothes from leaves and other things. It's a popular mascot for fashion designers.
Swadloon
Kurumayu (クルマユ)
(0541)
  Bug / Grass Sewaddle (#540) Leavanny (#542) Swadloon wraps itself in leaves to stay warm. It spends all day eating fallen leaves. Forests with Swadloon have very healthy plants.
Leavanny
Hahakomori (ハハコモリ)
(0542)
  Bug / Grass Swadloon (#541) N/A Leavanny makes clothes from leaves and silk for small Pokémon. It keeps its eggs warm with leaves. Its arms have sharp needles that it uses skillfully.
Venipede
Fushide (フシデ)
(0543)
  Bug / Poison N/A Whirlipede (#544) Venipede is an insect-like Pokémon with a hump on its back. Its bite can paralyze large bird Pokémon. It tries to eat anything it can without thinking much.
Whirlipede
Hoīga (ホイーガ)
(0544)
  Bug / Poison Venipede (#543) Scolipede (#545) Whirlipede often lies still, but it can speed up very fast when it feels threatened. It's based on pill bugs.
Scolipede
Pendorā (ペンドラー)
(0545)
  Bug / Poison Whirlipede (#544) N/A Scolipede is a large, horse-like millipede. It can run very fast, trampling anything in its way. Scolipede often fight fiercely with Centiskorch over territory.
Cottonee
Monmen (モンメン)
(0546)
  Grass / Fairy N/A Whimsicott (#547) Cottonee shoots cotton from its body to protect itself. If it gets wet, its cotton becomes heavy, and it can't move. Strong winds can easily carry it away.
Whimsicott
Erefūn (エルフーン)
(0547)
  Grass / Fairy Cottonee (#546) N/A As long as Whimsicott is in sunlight, its cotton keeps growing. If it gets too much cotton, Whimsicott tears it off and spreads it around. In Pokémon X and Y, it gained the Fairy type.
Petilil
Churine (チュリネ)
(0548)
  Grass N/A Lilligant (#549) The darker the color of Petilil's leaves, the healthier the Pokémon is. Petilil sometimes lives in well-kept fields or flowerbeds.
Lilligant
Doredia (ドレディア)
(0549)
  Grass Petilil (#548) N/A Oils from Lilligant flowers smell wonderful but are very expensive. Even experienced gardeners find it hard to make its beautiful flower bloom.
Basculin
Basurao (バスラオ)
(0550)
  Water N/A Basculegion (#902) Basculin are based on bass fish. They have two main forms: red-striped and blue-striped. They are very aggressive. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a new white-striped form was introduced that can evolve.
Sandile
Meguroko (メグロコ)
(0551)
  Ground / Dark N/A Krokorok (#552) Sandile moves just under the sand's surface, with only its nose and eyes showing. A dark film protects its eyes from the sun. In the Pokémon Black & White anime, Ash catches a Sandile that wears shades.
Krokorok
Warubiru (ワルビル)
(0552)
  Ground / Dark Sandile (#551) Krookodile (#553) Krokorok has special eyes that let it see in the dark. This helps it hunt at night without getting lost. They move in small groups, often led by a female.
Krookodile
Warubiaru (ワルビアル)
(0553)
  Ground / Dark Krokorok (#552) N/A This crocodile-like Pokémon is called the "Bully of the Sands." Krookodile's strong jaws can bite through thick iron plates easily. Its amazing eyesight can spot small prey over 30 miles away, even in a sandstorm.
Darumaka
Darumakka (ダルマッカ)
(0554)
  Fire N/A Darmanitan (#555) Darumaka's droppings are warm, so people use them to stay cozy. It's based on a Daruma doll. It also has a Galarian form that is an Ice type.
Darmanitan
Hihidaruma (ヒヒダルマ)
(0555)
  Fire Darumaka (#554) N/A Darmanitan's power grows as its fire gets hotter, reaching 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. If it has its Hidden Ability, Zen Mode, it becomes Fire and Psychic type when its HP is low.
Maractus
Marakatchi (マラカッチ)
(0556)
  Grass No evolution When Maractus shakes its hands, it sounds like maracas playing. Its English name comes from "maraca" and "cactus." In Pokémon Go, it's only found in Central and South America.
Dwebble
Ishizumai (イシズマイ)
(0557)
  Bug / Rock N/A Crustle (#558) Dwebble is a small, scorpion-like Pokémon that lives in rocks, like a hermit crab. If its rock breaks, it stays upset until it finds a new one.
Crustle
Iwaparesu (イワパレス)
(0558)
  Bug / Rock Dwebble (#557) N/A Crustle are very protective of their areas and often fight for land. The one whose boulder breaks loses the battle. Its thick claws are strong enough to crack Rhyperior's shell.
Scraggy
Zuruggu (ズルッグ)
(0559)
  Dark / Fighting N/A Scrafty (#560) Scraggy's headbutts are powerful. Its shed skin hangs loosely around its waist, making it trip often. This skin looks like sagged pants.
Scrafty
Zuruzukin (ズルズキン)
(0560)
  Dark / Fighting Scraggy (#559) N/A Scrafty's loose skin looks like balaclavas worn in New York City, which inspired the Unova region. Despite being aggressive, Scrafty takes good care of its family, friends, and territory.
Sigilyph
Shinborā (シンボラー)
(0561)
  Psychic / Flying No evolution Sigilyph always flies the same route because it remembers guarding an ancient city. It uses psychic power to attack enemies. Its design is based on the Nazca Lines.
Yamask
Desumasu (デスマス)
(0562)
  Ghost N/A Cofagrigus (#563) Each Yamask carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes, they look at it and cry. Its Galarian form is a Ground type in addition to its Ghost type.
Cofagrigus
Desukān (デスカーン)
(0563)
  Ghost Yamask (#562) N/A Cofagrigus is a Ghost type Pokémon based on a cursed sarcophagus. It's said that they swallow those who get too close and turn them into mummies. They like to eat gold nuggets.
Tirtouga
Purotōga (プロトーガ)
(0564)
  Water / Rock N/A Carracosta (#565) Tirtouga is thought to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was brought back to life from a fossil and once lived in ancient seas. It crawls onto land to find food.
Carracosta
Abagōra (アバゴーラ)
(0565)
  Water / Rock Tirtouga (#564) N/A Carracosta comes out of the water to hunt, even though it moves slowly on land. It eats its prey completely, bones and all.
Archen
Āken (アーケン)
(0566)
  Rock / Flying N/A Archeops (#567) Archen is said to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon. It can barely fly and prefers to run on the ground. It's a fossil Pokémon based on the Archaeopteryx.
Archeops
Ākeosu (アーケオス)
(0567)
  Rock / Flying Archen (#566) N/A Archeops is also based on the Archaeopteryx. Its feathers are delicate, so only experts can restore it.
Trubbish
Yabukuron (ヤブクロン)
(0568)
  Poison N/A Garbodor (#569) Trubbish looks like a garbage bag. If you breathe in the gas they let out, you might sleep for a week! They like messy places, but often make them spotless afterward.
Garbodor
Dasutodasu (ダストダス)
(0569)
  Poison Trubbish (#568) Gigantamax Garbodor grabs opponents with its left arm and finishes them with foul-smelling poison gas from its mouth. It can also shoot poisonous liquid from its right fingertips. It absorbs garbage into its body.
Zorua
Zoroa (ゾロア)
(0570)
  Dark N/A Zoroark (#571) Zorua and its evolution Zoroark were the first Gen V Pokémon shown. It protects itself by turning into other Pokémon. If a chatty child suddenly stops talking, it might be a Zorua!
Zoroark
Zoroāku (ゾロアーク)
(0571)
  Dark Zorua (#570) N/A Zoroark have very strong bonds and protect their group by tricking opponents. They can fool hundreds of people at once and guard their home with illusions. Zoroark is a main character in the movie Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Minccino
Chirāmii (チラーミィ)
(0572)
  Normal N/A Cinccino (#573) Minccino loves to clean and has a tail like a broom. They greet each other by rubbing their tails, which are always kept neat and clean.
Cinccino
Chirachīno (チラチーノ)
(0573)
  Normal Minccino (#572) N/A Cinccino uses its long fur like a scarf. Its fur has a special oil that stops enemy attacks and is very popular in fashion.
Gothita
Gochimu (ゴチム)
(0574)
  Psychic N/A Gothorita (#575) Gothita watches trainers and Pokémon very closely. It seems to be looking at something only Gothita can see.
Gothorita
Gochimiru (ゴチミル)
(0575)
  Psychic Gothita (#574) Gothitelle (#576) Starlight gives Gothorita its power. At night, they use psychic power to float stones and mark star positions.
Gothitelle
Gochiruzeru (ゴチルゼル)
(0576)
  Psychic Gothorita (#575) N/A Gothitelle can predict the future by looking at the stars. It can even see how long trainers will live. It's based on Romani fortune-tellers and gothic lolita clothing.
Solosis
Yuniran (ユニラン)
(0577)
  Psychic N/A Duosion (#578) Solosis scares away attackers with psychic power. It uses telepathy to talk to others. Solosis is based on cells.
Duosion
Daburan (ダブラン)
(0578)
  Psychic Solosis (#577) Reuniclus (#579) If Duosion's two brains think the same thing, its psychic power doubles. But they rarely agree, making its actions unpredictable. It's based on cells splitting.
Reuniclus
Rankurusu (ランクルス)
(0579)
  Psychic Duosion (#578) N/A People say drinking the liquid around Reuniclus gives wisdom. However, this liquid is very poisonous to anything but Reuniclus itself. It represents the final stage of mitosis.
Ducklett
Koaruhī (コアルヒー)
(0580)
  Water / Flying N/A Swanna (#581) Ducklett are better at swimming than flying. They happily dive underwater to hunt their favorite food, peat moss. When attacked, they splash water and run away. It's based on The Ugly Duckling.
Swanna
Suwanna (スワンナ)
(0581)
  Water / Flying Ducklett (#580) N/A Despite their graceful look, Swanna can flap their wings strongly and fly for thousands of miles. They start dancing at dusk. Like Ducklett, it's based on the end of The Ugly Duckling story.
Vanillite
Baniputchi (バニプッチ)
(0582)
  Ice N/A Vanillish (#583) Vanillite is said to be born when sun energy hits an icicle that wishes not to melt. It breathes out air that is -58°F. It sleeps deep in the snow.
Vanillish
Baniritchi (バニリッチ)
(0583)
  Ice Vanillite (#582) Vanilluxe (#584) Vanillish blasts enemies with cold air reaching -148°F, freezing them solid. But it spares their lives afterward, as it is a kind Pokémon. It's based on ice cream cones.
Vanilluxe
Baibanira (バイバニラ)
(0584)
  Ice Vanillish (#583) N/A When Vanilluxe gets very angry, it unleashes a fierce blizzard that freezes everything around it. It's based on ice cream cones.
Deerling
Shikijika (シキジカ)
(0585)
  Normal / Grass N/A Sawsbuck (#586) The color and smell of Deerling's fur change with the seasons. Its form changes depending on the season in the game.
Sawsbuck
Mebukijika (メブキジカ)
(0586)
  Normal / Grass Deerling (#585) N/A Sawsbuck move around based on the seasons. Some people call them the signs of spring. Like Deerling, Sawsbuck's form changes with the in-game season.
Emolga
Emonga (エモンガ)
(0587)
  Electric / Flying No evolution Emolga lives in treetops and glides on its membrane, releasing electricity as it goes. This shocks friends and foes. It's based on the flying squirrel.
Karrablast
Kaburumo (カブルモ)
(0588)
  Bug N/A Escavalier (#589) Karrablast evolves by trading it for a Shelmet. It spits a liquid to melt Shelmet's shell, but only eats what's inside, not the shell itself.
Escavalier
Shubarugo (シュバルゴ)
(0589)
  Bug / Steel Karrablast (#588) N/A After meeting a Shelmet, Karrablast steals its shell and makes armor from it. Escavalier charges enemies with its lances ready.
Foongus
Tamagetake (タマゲタケ)
(0590)
  Grass / Poison N/A Amoonguss (#591) Both Foongus and its evolution have names that sound like "fungus among us."
Amoonguss
Morobareru (モロバレル)
(0591)
  Grass / Poison Foongus (#590) N/A Amoonguss shows off its Poké Ball-like caps to trick prey, but few Pokémon are fooled. Its design might be based on mushroom monsters from old stories.
Frillish
Pururiru (プルリル)
(0592)
  Water / Ghost N/A Jellicent (#593) Frillish wraps its prey in its veil-like arms and pulls them five miles down into the ocean. It has two forms: a blue male and a pink female.
Jellicent
Burungeru (ブルンゲル)
(0593)
  Water / Ghost Frillish (#592) N/A Jellicent make their homes from sunken ships. When there's a full moon, groups of Jellicent gather near the sea surface, waiting for prey.
Alomomola
Mamanbō (ママンボウ)
(0594)
  Water No evolution Fishermen take Alomomola on long trips because if you have one, you won't need a doctor or medicine. Pokémon gather around it in the open sea. Alomomola are based on sunfish.
Joltik
Bachuru (バチュル)
(0595)
  Bug / Electric N/A Galvantula (#596) Joltik can't make its own electricity yet. So, it sucks electricity from outlets or clings to big Pokémon to get static electricity.
Galvantula
Denchura (デンチュラ)
(0596)
  Bug / Electric Joltik (#595) N/A Galvantula makes electric webs that paralyze prey. It often leaves these webs at bird Pokémon nests to hunt chicks learning to fly.
Ferroseed
Tesshīdo (テッシード)
(0597)
  Grass / Steel N/A Ferrothorn (#598) Ferroseed stick to cave roofs and walls. When threatened, it shoots many spikes, giving it a chance to roll away and escape.
Ferrothorn
Nattorei (ナットレイ)
(0598)
  Grass / Steel Ferroseed (#597) N/A Ferrothorn crawls on rock walls by sticking its spikes into the stone. It fights by swinging these spikes around. A hit from them can turn a boulder into rubble.
Klang
Gigiaru (ギギアル)
(0600)
  Steel Klink (#599) Klinklang (#601) Klang is made of a large gear and a small gear. It changes its rotation direction to show feelings. When angry, it spins faster and shoots its small gear at foes.
Klinklang
Gigigiaru (ギギギアル)
(0601)
  Steel Klang (#600) N/A The red part of Klinklang's lower gear stores energy. The gears spin fast to charge energy, then it shoots energy through its spikes into an area.
Tynamo
Shibishirasu (シビシラス)
(0602)
  Electric N/A Eelektrik (#603) Tynamo live in groups because they are very weak alone. They swim through electric currents in the air. Tynamo's evolution line is based on the sea lamprey.
Eelektrik
Shibibīru (シビビール)
(0603)
  Electric Tynamo (#602) Eelektross (#604) Eelektrik wraps itself around its prey and paralyzes it with electricity from the round spots on its sides. It's an aggressive hunter and attacks anything it finds.
Eelektross
Shibirudon (シビルドン)
(0604)
  Electric Eelektrik (#603) N/A Eelektross attacks prey on shore and drags it into the ocean. It's special because its Levitate ability makes it immune to ground type attacks. This means it's not weak to any type!
Elgyem
Rigurē (リグレー)
(0605)
  Psychic N/A Beheeyem (#606) Elgyem's name comes from "LGM" (Little Green Men). It uses psychic power to squeeze foes' brains, causing headaches. It was first seen 50 years ago in the desert.
Beheeyem
Ōbemu (オーベム)
(0606)
  Psychic Elgyem (#605) N/A Beheeyem's name comes from "BEM" (Bug-eyed monster). They can control memories and are often found in wheat fields, hunting Dubwool.
Litwick
Hitomoshi (ヒトモシ)
(0607)
  Ghost / Fire N/A Lampent (#608) The flame on Litwick is actually the souls it burns for food. The younger the life it absorbs, the brighter and spookier its flame burns.
Lampent
Ranpurā (ランプラー)
(0608)
  Ghost / Fire Litwick (#607) Chandelure (#609) Once Lampent finds someone close to death, it quietly follows them. It hangs around hospitals, waiting for people to pass away.
Chandelure
Shandera (シャンデラ)
(0609)
  Ghost / Fire Lampent (#608) N/A Chandelure haunts old mansions. It absorbs spirits and burns them, leaving only the body behind. By waving its arm flames, it can hypnotize foes.
Axew
Kibago (キバゴ)
(0610)
  Dragon N/A Fraxure (#611) Axew play by knocking their large tusks together. Their tusks break but grow back quickly. Axew is the partner of Iris in the Black and White anime.
Fraxure
Onondo (オノンド)
(0611)
  Dragon Axew (#610) Haxorus (#612) After battle, Fraxure carefully sharpens its tusks on river rocks. It needs to take care of its tusks, because if one breaks, it will never grow back.
Haxorus
Ononokusu (オノノクス)
(0612)
  Dragon Fraxure (#611) N/A Haxorus is very proud of its sharp red tusks and takes great care to keep them in good shape. They are kind, but protect their territory fiercely.
Cubchoo
Kumashun (クマシュン)
(0613)
  Ice N/A Beartic (#614) If Cubchoo sniffs its runny nose, it gains more power. The thickness of its snot shows its health: sick Cubchoo have watery snot, while healthy ones have thick mucus.
Beartic
Tsunbeā (ツンベアー)
(0614)
  Ice Cubchoo (#613) N/A Living in northern areas, Beartic gets energetic when swimming. It can freeze its breath to make fangs and claws harder than steel. It's based on a polar bear.
Cryogonal
Furījio (フリージオ)
(0615)
  Ice No evolution When Cryogonal's body gets warm, it turns into steam and vanishes. When it cools down, it turns back into ice. They are born in snow clouds.
Shelmet
Chobomaki (チョボマキ)
(0616)
  Bug N/A Accelgor (#617) Shelmet is hunted by Karrablast. Trading one for a Karrablast will make it evolve. Shelmet closes its shell to protect itself and spits out a poisonous liquid.
Accelgor
Agirudā (アギルダー)
(0617)
  Bug Shelmet (#616) N/A Accelgor moves incredibly fast and throws poison at enemies. Featuring Accelgor as a main character is a sure way to make a movie or comic popular.
Stunfisk
Maggyo (マッギョ)
(0618)
  Ground / Electric Does not evolve Stunfisk hides in the mud of seashores and flat seabeds. It's based on the flatfish. Its Galarian form looks like a bear trap and is a Ground/Steel type.
Mienfoo
Kojofū (コジョフー)
(0619)
  Fighting N/A Mienshao (#620) Any creature that gets too close to Mienfoo will be met with a flurry of graceful attacks.
Mienshao
Kojondo (コジョンド)
(0620)
  Fighting Mienfoo (#619) N/A Mienshao uses the fur on its arms like a whip. It uses these to overwhelm opponents with incredible speed.
Druddigon
Kurimugan (クリムガン)
(0621)
  Dragon No evolution Druddigon is a dragon-like Pokémon. It races through narrow caves, using its sharp claws to catch prey. The skin on its face is harder than rock.
Golett
Gobitto (ゴビット)
(0622)
  Ground / Ghost N/A Golurk (#623) This Pokémon was made from clay. It got orders from its master thousands of years ago and still follows them today. Golett and Golurk were designed by a Western artist.
Golurk
Gorūgu (ゴルーグ)
(0623)
  Ground / Ghost Golett (#622) N/A Golurk's design is inspired by the Golem of Prague, a clay figure brought to life. It flies at super fast speeds with its legs tucked in. Some believe the seal on its chest can give endless energy.
Pawniard
Komatana (コマタナ)
(0624)
  Dark / Steel N/A Bisharp (#625) Pawniard are small, samurai-like Pokémon that fight when Bisharp tells them to. They cling to their prey and hurt them by sinking their blades in.
Bisharp
Kirikizan (キリキザン)
(0625)
  Dark / Steel Pawniard (#624) Kingambit (#983) Bisharp is based on samurai and leads a group of Pawniard. It fights to become the leader of a group and is driven away if it loses.
Bouffalant
Baffuron (バッフロン)
(0626)
  Normal No evolution Bouffalant is based on the American bison, and the fur on its head looks like an afro haircut. These Pokémon live in herds of about 20. In Pokémon Go, it's only found in New York City.
Rufflet
Washibon (ワシボン)
(0627)
  Normal / Flying N/A Braviary (#628) Rufflet will challenge anything, even strong opponents, without fear. Their frequent fights help them get stronger.
Braviary
Wōguru (ウォーグル)
(0628)
  Normal / Flying Rufflet (#627) N/A Braviary is a Pokémon based on the bald eagle. Its colors might be inspired by the red, white, and blue of the flag of the United States. Its design may also be influenced by Native American culture.
Vullaby
Baruchai (バルチャイ)
(0629)
  Dark / Flying N/A Mandibuzz (#630) Vullaby grow quickly. Bones that are too small for older Vullaby are often given to younger ones in the nest.
Mandibuzz
Barujīna (バルジーナ)
(0630)
  Dark / Flying Vullaby (#629) N/A Mandibuzz skillfully arranges the bones of its prey to build its nest and to style itself.
Heatmor
Kuitaran (クイタラン)
(0631)
  Fire No evolution Heatmor is based on the giant anteater. A flame acts as its tongue, melting through Durant's hard shell so Heatmor can eat their insides.
Durant
Aianto (アイアント)
(0632)
  Bug / Steel No evolution Durant build large, complex nests in mountain sides. They are prey for Heatmor and try to fight them using their large numbers.
Deino
Monozu (モノズ)
(0633)
  Dark / Dragon N/A Zweilous (#634) Deino's name comes from "one" in German. It's dangerous to approach it carelessly. They can't see, so they tackle and bite everything to learn about their surroundings.
Zweilous
Jiheddo (ジヘッド)
(0634)
  Dark / Dragon Deino (#633) Hydreigon (#635) Zweilous's name comes from "two" in German. Its two heads don't get along and fight over food, which is why they eat a lot and have scars.
Hydreigon
Sazandora (サザンドラ)
(0635)
  Dark / Dragon Zweilous (#634) N/A Hydreigon's name comes from "three" in German, hydra, and dragon. The heads on its arms don't have brains, only the central one does. They use all three heads to destroy everything.
Larvesta
Meraruba (メラルバ)
(0636)
  Bug / Fire N/A Volcarona (#637) When volcanic ash covered the sky, Larvesta's fire was said to replace the sun. In battle, everything around them catches fire from the scales it scatters with its six wings.
Volcarona
Urugamosu (ウルガモス)
(0637)
  Bug / Fire Larvesta (#636) N/A Volcarona is thought to be a symbol of the sun. It appeared during a very cold winter and saved Pokémon from freezing. Ancient drawings show Volcarona as a fire god.
Cobalion
Kobaruon (コバルオン)
(0638)
  Steel / Fighting No evolution Cobalion's design is inspired by Athos from The Three Musketeers. It has a steel body and heart. It worked with its friends to punish people who hurt Pokémon.
Terrakion
Terakion (テラキオン)
(0639)
  Rock / Fighting No evolution Terrakion's design is inspired by Porthos from The Three Musketeers. Legends say it can destroy a castle just by crashing into it to protect its friends.
Virizion
Birijion (ビリジオン)
(0640)
  Grass / Fighting No evolution Virizion's design is inspired by Aramis from The Three Musketeers. It gracefully leaps at its opponents, making them watch in awe.
Tornadus
Torunerosu (トルネロス)
(0641)
  Flying No evolution This Legendary Pokémon flies at 200 mph, creating huge storms from its tail that can rip houses apart. It's said to change seasons by stirring up winds.
Thundurus
Borutorosu (ボルトロス)
(0642)
  Electric / Flying No evolution This Legendary Pokémon shoots massive thunderbolts everywhere, burning houses and forests. It has fought Tornadus for a very long time. However, its thunderbolts also make the earth richer.
Reshiram
Reshiramu (レシラム)
(0643)
  Dragon / Fire No evolution Reshiram can be owned by the player or the character N. It's the main legendary for Pokémon Black. Its tail flares with fire as it flies, burning everything around it. It helps people who want to build a world of truth.
Zekrom
Zekuromu (ゼクロム)
(0644)
  Dragon / Electric No evolution Zekrom powers up with electricity from its tail. It can be owned by the player or N and is the main legendary for Pokémon White. It hides in thunderclouds and flies through the Unova region. Its tail spins like a generator, making lots of electricity.
Landorus
Randorosu (ランドロス)
(0645)
  Ground / Flying No evolution Lands visited by this Legendary Pokémon have such good crops that it's called "The Guardian of the Fields." It makes energy from lightning and wind with its tail. When Tornadus and Thundurus fight, Landorus comes to stop them.
Kyurem
Kyuremu (キュレム)
(0646)
  Dragon / Ice No evolution This Legendary Pokémon makes powerful frozen energy inside itself, but it freezes partly when the energy leaks out. It waits for a hero to fill its missing parts with truth from Reshiram or ideals from Zekrom.
Keldeo
Kerudio (ケルディオ)
(0647)
  Water / Fighting No evolution Keldeo's design is inspired by d'Artagnan from The Three Musketeers. This Mythical Pokémon can shoot water from its hooves, letting it run across water. It was trained by Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion.
Meloetta
Meroetta (メロエッタ)
(0648)
  Normal / Psychic No evolution Aria Forme: Meloetta's "Aria Forme." This Mythical Pokémon sings a special melody that can control anyone's feelings, making them happy or sad. Many famous songs are inspired by Meloetta's tunes.
  Normal / Fighting Pirouette Forme: Meloetta's "Pirouette Forme" is inspired by dance, while "Aria Forme" is inspired by song. It can change its form by using the move Relic Song.
Genesect
Genosekuto (ゲノセクト)
(0649)
  Bug / Steel No evolution Over 300 million years ago, this ancient Mythical bug Pokémon was feared as the strongest hunter. Then, Team Plasma changed it and upgraded the cannon on its back. In Super Smash Bros., it uses Techno Blast on opponents.

See also

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